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Death os1,roo,n,. Attorney General.

LOUISVILLE, June 2s.-General James
Speed, whose serious illness was announced
in these dispatches several weeks ago, died
at 3:15 a. m. to-day, at his home in this
county. For year past he has suffered
much from general debility. The de-
ceased was prominent Republican Polit-
clan, and was Attorney General under
President Lincoln. He was in his 10th
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What Beer VIII Do.

PARKERsBURG, W. VA, June 25.-
Three kegs of beer melted bloody riot on
the south bank Of the Kanawha tonight.
About ffteen or twenty people were en-
gagged in the row, and number of bad
wounds were received.
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B.. 2. 3 c. RAILROAD.

Bellaire and GAINESVILLE through passenger train
leaves Bellaire at $40 u. W., arrives at Belare at
100 p. m.
wOOdSiield passenger train leaves Bellaire at
40 .. m. arrives At Bellaire ut SO a. m.
Summerteld Accommodation leaves Bellair al
100 D. IN, arrives at Bellaire at 1915 a. IN,
All trains daily except Sunday. Central Stand
arti Time from BellAire
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AMotber,s TearfuI Crime

EpINBuReH, June 25.-Mrs. Leckie,
wife of the Presbyterian minister at Airth,
near Grangemeuth, county Of Stirring,
Scotland, in a fit of temporary insanity,
last night, cut the thFoats Of her three
children and then her own.
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gUNDAYf.

Leave at 100 Il. 10. and run every hour until
300 p. m
Leave Wheeling Park ~ $50 q. IN, and run
every hour until 1900 p. m, except Church
Trains, which will leave the Park at 9:i5 4. M.
and Wheeling at i2:l5 p. IN. ,
c. HIRSCH,
SUPERINTENDENT.
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,,... vm .nd Tben suIeided.

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-nr. 7. B. Dover
erazed over his wife's death two weeks ago
shielded last night. Before blowing III
brains out he made viii disposing Oh nj
property and body.
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Heaxv R.iSfnrna,na,nt-

PITTsBURG, June 25.-It is stated that
/, 100 employees of the Black Diamond steel
works have determined to join the &.
of j.
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NEW YORK, June 25.-The Nail and
Express says: ''W. F, Snyder, the Bank
Examiner in this city, has been appointed
receiver of the Fidelity National and has
started TO take charge"
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Nl)eelin9 Register
Grauslers' 6uide.

A RRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
AEXPLANATIoNo or REVERENCE MARKS: "Daily.
tSUnday excepted monday excepted 10
Meridian. May ., 1887. Wheeling time, which
is just one hour earlier than Central Time:
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r.Is New syndicate.

PTTTsBURG, June 25.-A big meeting Of
coke operators was held here yesterday,
and the formation of new syndicate on s
larger scale is limited at.
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on city.

On Cry, June 81. Petroleum Opened
at 61lc; highest size; lowest SHE; closed
ct lie; clearances ], s52, 600 barrels; char
tens 81, 30f barrels; shipments sc, 726 bar
rels; runs 63, 3SS barrels.
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DRY GOODS.


NEW YORK. June 25.-Dry Goods
Aside from the usual daily distribution Of
receipts in the execution Of orders, there
was little demand in any direction. For
cotton goons prices were very steady and
firm. Cotton futures closed steady and
unchanged.
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philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June %. - Flour
Dull. Wheat-Quiet and lower; No. red
June s5as6c; July si3as5c; August - Ia
SAFE; September sl!as4ic. Corn-Spot
steady, futures dull: No. . high mixed i6lc;
No. . yellow 47c; No. mixed June Ala
44!c; July 44la44ic; August 45!a46c; Sep
TENDER 4Gia47ic. Oats-Spot easier; No. 2
mixed 3l!c; No. 2 white 81 ta37ic; futures
quiet and unchanged.
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RALRoADs-Dull; sales Saga 600.

Enthusiastically; sales $4G9,0
SToCKs.-The opening upon the active
list was irregular, the changes from last
evenings final figures ranging up to pei
cent either way. A weakness was soor
developed and declines of from 10 3 pei
cent were established in the first half hour
The market quickly rallied, however, and
although the amount of business done
underwent q marked decrease, there was q
steady appreciation of values until the
close, which was quiet but firm at close tc
opening figures The active list is irregu
larry changed with majority of advances
but with the exception of Manhattan,
which is up per cent. and Fort Worth
and Denver, which lost II, the differences
are for fractions only. Sales III, I'll shares
Sales closed bid as follows:
Adams Express IA; American Express
no; Canada Pacific GOT; Central Pacific
3sI; Chesapeake and Ohio Z; do preferred
firsts IL do seconds a Chicago and Alton,
l4s; do preferred 100; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy 142; Delaware and Hudson
l0ll; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
134I; Denver and Rio Grande, 2sI; Erie
81; do preferred 20; Fl Wayne, 800
Illinois Central, l21t; Lake Shore, 81
Michigan Central 89!; Minneapolis and
st. Louis, 18l; do preferred, 80; Missouri
Pacific, 1929; Northern Pacific, 32l; dc
preferred, go; Chicago and Northwestern,
liza; do preferred 147!; New York Cen.
trail, 110;; Oregon Transcontinental, BOZ
Pacific Mail, 49a; Panama.; Peoria, ID. d
E 35; Pittsburg, 154; Pullman Palace
Car $50; Reading, 500; Rock Island, 1904
st. Louis and San Francisco, 3S1; do pre-.
TERED, 75i; first preferred, l15; st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Minnesota 1l6; st. Paul
and Omaha, 50t; do preferred i
Texas Pacific, 29s; Union Pacific, SIT
United States Express 67!; Western Union
Telegraph TIT.
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BRADFORD, June %. - Petroleum
Opened at 61sc; closed at 6lsc; highest
sic; lowest cite; clsarances SO, 900 bar
rel
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BALTIMORE, June 81. Standardization
easier and dull; No. . winter red spot ~!
assoc; July s4sas4ic; August s3sas3Ic;
September S44as4sc. Corn-Western nom
inally steady; mixed spot and June 45c
asked. Oats-Steady; western white 35a
BIC; do mixed 33a3ic. Proyisions--Nom-
inally steady and quiet. Cotiee-Dull and
lower at 16ia17tc. Other articles I'M
changed
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AND ELM GROVE 3. R

On and afler Monday, May Z, 1887, Trsinson the
Wheeling and Elm Grove K. K, will run es fol-
lows:
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, o., June 25.-Wheat-Dull
and lower: cash sic; July and August
TIC; September 7Sc; December SIC. Corn
Steady and quiet; cash 3S!c. Oats-Dull
August 25ic. Glover Seed-Steady; cash
81 %.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money Transactions Hold Over Till Mon
day-GOvernments Higher-Stocks Fairly
Steady-Flour Quiet-wheat Dull.
New YORK, June 25.-Notwithstanding
the fact that all settlements for loaned
stock and money go over until Monday,
the transactions at the stock exchange
to-day foot up fairly respectable total.
The trading was almost entirely free from
excitement, and prices for short time in
the first hour displayed no special move
ment. The rumor was circulated that the
Secretary of the Treasury would prepay
the July interest, and there was consider
able buying up on this. There was con-
siderable money loaned which had been
borrowed in anticipation of a squeeze, and
the maximum rate to-day was only per
cent.
II;-Aa.
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Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, June 25.-Cotton-Firmer
Flour-Heavy. Wheat-Nominal; No. 9
red 7sc; receipts 3, 500 bushels; shipments
10000 bushels. Corn-Steady; No. 9
mixed 39c. Oats-In good demand; No. 9
mixed 29lc. Rye-Dull; No. = 6O!c.
Pork-Dull at SIS Oh. Lard-Quiet AT
So Is. Bulk Meats-Firm; short ribs
81 By. Bacon-Steady and unchanged.
Wbisky-Steady; sales of Ssi barrels OF
finished goods on basis Of 81 05. Butter,
Sugar and Cheese-Firm. Eggs-Frmer
at lllc.
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Ptttsburgb.

PIrTsBuRG, June 25.-Petroleum =
Fairly active; opened at 61ic; closed d
61sc; highest 6lsc; lowest Site.
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JOHN HAUCE AND THE FIDELITY.

John Hauck, the prominent brewer and
President of the German National Bank,
was trife too Shrewd for Mr.. Harper's
manipulations Some few months ago Mr..
Harper endeayored TO shave" a good deal
of paper. A considerable amount was
thus taken, but finally Mr.. Hauck grew
tired of it and refused to take any more
paper from Mr.. Harper. The latter spoke
about the immense stock of pig iron on
hand and other things, butt was all in
vain, Mr.. Hauck would not listen. He
made the amount of paper delivered good,
but thenceforth the German National
Bank ceased to do business with Mr.. Har-
per, the Swift Iron Works and the Fidelity
National.
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NEW YORK, June 25.-Petroleum-
Was firm but dull; Opened at Cite; high
est 81 &c; lowest 6l.c; closed ut 6lsci sales
3S6, 600.
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PETROLEUM..
Tftusyflls

TrTUsyILLE, June 2h-Petroleum -
Opened at 61Ec; highest 6lsc; lowest 81 tc;
closed at 61sc.
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A VERY CLOSE CALL.

J. H. Russell, President of the Bank OF
Huntington, of Huntington, W. Va, sat
about the Fidelity Office yesterday after
noon very complacently, and he had right
to feel that way. Monday morning at ten
o'clock the Fidelity owed the Bank of
Huntington $23, 992, and to-day it does not
owe it cent. 1t happened this way. Last
Sunday, Percy HoOe, we'll known young
travelling man, got the tip that
affairs at the Fidelity were not in the
best Of shape, and sent q telegram to his
friend, Mr.. Russell, warning him. That
gentleman as soon rs possible found out
what the Fidelity owed his bank, and,
having his cashier draw q draft for the
amount, he boarded the train and started
for Cincinnati. He arrived here early in
the morning, and went at once to the
United States Sub-Treasury, where he con-
suited with his friend, Assistant United
States Treasurer Sutton. Acting upon his
advice, messenger was sent over with the
draft. Cashier Baldwin told him to return
at ten o'clock, as time was needed in which
to fix up the account. Sharply at ten the
messenger returned, and was told that it
would take until noon to arrange for the
payment. This caused Mr.. Russell to be-
come very uneasy, and upon his sOlcita-
ton Cashier MunsOn, of the Treasury De-
partment, went over to the Fidelity. When
the officers of the bank learned who he
was they promised to have the money in
thirty minutes, and a few seconds after
that time il wss passed over the paying
teller's desk, and Mr.. Russell was relieved
Of his suspense.
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eide: March 92ia92ic, closing at 92sc;
April 93fas3lc, closing at 93sc; May STA
este, closing at 94sc. Corn-Receipts
III, 500 bushels; exports 4,746 bushels;
sales 24s, 900 bushels futures and 13s, 600
bushels spot; spot lots tride lower, closing
weak; ungraded 46s47lc; No. 2 June
46sc; July 46lc; August 41sa4ssc, closing
at Ale; September 4sic; October 4ssc
Oats-Receipts LOO bushels; exports
Al, 600 bushels; sales $1,000 bushels
futures; market generally steady; sales
SO, 600 bushels spot; mixed western 3ls3Sc;
white do 37a41c. Hay-Quiet and un'
changed. Hops Firm. Cofee-Sales
ia. 600 bags: spot fair; Rio firm at 1T3c;
options higher and fairly active; June
Is so: July 15.35a15. 60c; August l5.7oa
I6 Csc; September L. 10al6, 40c; October
16. 10al6. SOC; November 16. 45al6. 6Oc; De-
cember Is Scale. zoe; January 16.35a
16.7Oc; February 16 45a16.75c; March
16. 55a16. 30; April 16 55a16.S0c. Sugar
Quiet but steady; refined quiet. Molasses
Dull. Rice-Steady. Petroleum-Firm;
United 61sc. Tallow-Firm. Rosin-
Quiet. Turpentine-Dull. Pork-Quiet
and steady. Cut Meats-Dull and un-
changed. Lard-2a4 points lower, dull
and heavy; Western steam spot Sc STA
20; July So &c; August Sc T5a6 7s; Sep
TENDER IS 81; October s. 94a6 Sc; city
steam So 40 Butter-UnchaDged and
quiet; western lOalsc. Cheese-Un-
changed and dull. Copper-Quiet. Lead
and Tin-Steady. Eggs-Firmer, with
fair inquiry; receipts 3, 362 packages; west
ern fresh l4a14ic.
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TIKI CROOKED STATEMENT.

The affairs of the bank, so far as ascer-
tanned by the examination of the books
now in progress, shows that the country
banks didn't get out before the crash came
but in fact got in deeper. The
statement made to the Comp
troller OF the condition Of the
bank at the close of business May 18th
showed amounts due to country banks ag-
gregating $S,O91, al; while the books now
show that they are creditors to the ex-
tent of about s., 100000. 1t was among
the individual depositors, however, where
was exhibited the parallel of rats leaving a
sinking ship. According to the statement
mentioned above individual deposits at
that time amounted to s., 3S7, 647, but
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 25.-It would be hard
to imagine duller market than that in
wheat on board to-day. At times the pit
was almost deserted. Corn Dull and
lower. Oats-Weaker. Proyisions-Very
dull. Flour-Quiet. Wheat-Cash No.
spring 69ta69!c; No. 3 spring 63c; No.
9 red 73c; June 69la69sc, closing at 69fc;
July 69Sa70sc, closing at 69ic; August ia
723c, losing at 72fc; September 74a7i!c,
closing at 74sc. Corn-Cash No. . 35sc;
June 35sa35!c, closing atS5sc; July 35ia
36sc, closing at 35ic; August 81 sa373c,
closing at SIZE; September 3sta3eic, clos
ing at 3stc. Oats-Cash No. . 2iia25c;
June 24sc; July 25c; August 25ta25sc,
closing at 25sc; September 25as 25sc, clos
ing at 254c. Rye-Cash No. 9, SIC. Bar
Timothy Seed-Prime s. Is. Mess Pork
ley-No. 9, SIC. Flax Seed-No. / 81 %.
Cash and June ST. 90. Lrd-Cash
So 32al6 35; June and July So 30a6 IS;
closing at Sc 30; August Sc 42la6 57!,
closing at Sc All September Sc 52!a6 57l,
closing at So 57l. Pork-Short ribs 81 %;
shoulders S. 40a5 so; short clear 81 Goa
7 IS. Whisky-At 81 10. Sugars-Cutloaf
6sa6sc; granulated 6sc; standard A 81.
Butter-Easier; creamery l4a1sc; dairy ia
15c. Eggs-Quiet at 10a11c.
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MALE AND FEMALE DocroRs.
An Address That VIII be Made Some Da,
by a Practical Physician.

An Address That VIII be Made Some Day
by Practical Physician.
Young men and women" some practical
old physician will say some day in address
ing graduating class in medicine, ''you are
about to go out into the world as doctors, TO
extract a living from its inhabitants. Most
OF you are young men, and / take il for
granted that you are gentlemen, although /
don't know such to be the case. A few of
you are young women, and take it equally
for granted that you are ladies, though for
purposes of scientific demonstration my
opinion ON this subject could not be taken
as conclusive. But trust you may be mer-
cifully spared from the folly Of ever speak
ing of yourselves as lady doctors OF gentle
men doctors The one title is as appropriate
as the other. Let the scrubladies, the wash
ladies, and chamberladies, the salesladies,
and the foreladies continue TO monopolize
the professional use of the word lady. Never
let me hear of lady doctor. The term is
ridiculous. If l had a daughter who called
herself lady doctor / should try to marry
her to some gentleman preacher, and then /
would have them both put in glass case
and kept on exhibition as warning to man
kind. Ii it becomes actually necessary to des-
lgnate your sex in speaking of you as ply
sicians you are male doctors and female doc
tors, or doctors and doctresses, If you prefer
The Lord created you male and female. Re
member that. 1t is not reproach to YOU.
or He would not have done it, A medical
college can only make you doctors. 1t can't
make you lady and gentleman doctors-the
Lord be thanked. Chicago Tribune.
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-,
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iii ''.V anu Deneiactor.
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fusedIv and 90 &c q ~, Ooll,
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burmese 1850 ''-'-1 ms
"Whv Won zee - he wont On at owe
everything T have in tbe world ~ mi. ia o,S
man ~
"Wbat did he evar do for Won p, T o,,a.-
TONED for Lnevv Dotv wac rego,.sod as 1,ard
and o,rasn;no
"He loaned me 10 mo vvben rvasr,t ,,ortl,
five hundred. II was war times and Win q
| made nv fortune p, fTbouob MOI VET
thirty and starting with nothing Rlake was
easily worth two HUNDRED tboueandl
"Wbat interest did Won nav sIrncIe Tom, y,
asked knowiuo that Doty loved ,,s,rv
and bon;no 10 cool NV friends
ardor.
"Ten per cent bnt u vas worth a tbou-
sand And he required no suretyi If he
had, l couldn't have given it. and I'd be as
poor as q church mouse to-day u was MS
answer, and he evinced more vehemence and
enthusiasm than ever.
"And he ISN'T o,;ltv a;.horr, be cried az
he bent forward and aid viii, 70 his already
bounding horses II was sir miles from the
county. seat To tbe scena If the murder. we
were already half wav and the above was all
l knew as to the nurnose of onr visit.
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count for this tracks perfect and unbroken
outline p l continued, for this track bore
unmistakable evidence of not having borne
the full weight of the culprit. This evident
fact staggered Blake. He stood gazing at the
footprint, when suddenly his face lighted up
as ne exclaimed: "See p and he pointed to
what proved to be the track of the same foot
inst off the square of mold and near the
track of the rightfoot though not SO plainly
outlined as the right, as If the culprit had
stood with most of his weight on the right,
for he had stopped.
II have it 70 cried Blake. HE stopped
here and looked around at his victim ~ And
ON nearer and more critical inspection this,
ffom the skewed and wry shape of the track,
we found probable. If he did, as from sub
sequent experience in criminal practice,
doubt not, turn to look at his victim, he
must have seen that which filled his soul
with unutterable terror. For as he started
on his steps began to lengthen, and then, from
rapid, long strides, be had broken into q
trot, then into run. Now he had reached
a declivity, when he had made great bounds
like those of stag-one leap measuring
no less than eighteen feet. So great and i'm
petuous had been his speed that he had
dashed through an infrm old fence, as a
frightened horse might.
Beyond this fence there was small stream,
running down from the great hills, which,
beginning here, rise one above another in
range after range, like incipient mountains,
for forty miles southwark.
Into this brook, at the time running the
culprit had waded; and though we followed
it quite mile each way. one on either side.
we were unable to find any signs Of
emergence.
fro BE Continued
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THE NAME OF WIFE.
Arthur NJ. EASTER.

"Sweet wifep blessed word of fond content,
The fairest gift kind Heaven has sent,
Or man can know on earth;
Dear wife, love you even more
Than in those halcyon days of yore,
When love first had its birth.
"Wife," only wife could ever be
As dear and precious unto me,
The same delight instill;
Sweetheart" once held the fondest charm,
The mind to please, the heart to warm,
But "wlfe'' is dearer still.
love you, wife, l love your smile,
Sweet wife. so innocent of guile,
love each word you speak,
| love the motion of your lips
love you to your finger tips,
Bright, loving, wise and meek.
Your sympathy is true and sure,
For you all things can endure,
And overcome all wrong;
Your gentle smile to light the way,
Your faith to encourage day by day,
Would make the weakest strong.
"My wife," l love the lingering sound,
In it all tenderness is found,
Precious to me as life;
Bearer than sweetheart" or than ''friend'
All charms and virtues in it blend,
Sweet, precious name of "wife."
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COMPACT OR coNJuoAL ARITHMETIC



"My DEAR" exclaims young Benedict,
Facetiously disposed to chaff;
LET us begin our married life
Without single jar of strife
And call it 'half-and-half.'"
Returned his newly-wedded bride
With dancing eye and laughing lips /;
"That is to say-we do agree
One halfis you, one half is me
In even partnership"
But best endeavor often fails
In seeking the concluding word
And in the effort made by each
To have majority in speech
The husband lost a third.
Then Benedict begins to see
His case is looking very bad;
Until in speech or argument
1t grew too plainly evident
An eighth was all he had.
Till by-and-by he wonders if
He has a share in it at all
The bulk of it was gone, he feared,
The little left, to him appeared
Ridiculously small.
And when he knew his partnership
Such fraction of advantage grants,
He finally exclaimed, II guess,
My dear, that I'll put on the dress
And you may wear the pants"
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THE BLANKET FISH.
A Saloon Keeper Enveloped by One of
Them While Bathing.

A Saloon Keeper Enveloped by One of
Them While Bathing.
A few evenings since Mr.. Jefferson, who
keeps the saloon at Glenbrook, was out
bathing in the lake, when something sud
denly wrapped about him like a wet blanket,
He was close to shore and got there pretty
lively. When he climbed up the wharf the
blanket, as it appeared to be. was all wrapped
about him in queer way. He rushed into
the rear of the saloon where there was
light, and was Mortified to discover that the
thing which was wrapped around him was
alive 1t held on with terrible suction.
and required several men to get il off.
scientist who was stopping at the hotel pro-
nounced It an elacfys cacynthiws, or what is
vulgarly known as the blanket fish. 1t fire.
quents the waters of the Polar sea, and is
only occasionally found in fresh water. ex-
cept deep, cold lakes and generally STAYS
near the bottom. 1t is sometimes found In
the Pacific ocean as low as the thirty-fifth
parallel II wraps around its victim, and by
impeding the motions of its limbs causes L
to drown.
1t is dark brown in color, with black
specks and weighs about twenty-five pounds.
When stretched out on the wharf it was
about six feet long by five feet broad and
not over an inch thick. II was an object of
curiosity all day. Mr.. Emery, the stage
driver, says he saw Jefferson when he came
out of the water, and thought he was
wrapped up in blanket. This is the first
ever caught in this section of the world
Carson Call Appeal.
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\ BITTER DELUSIoN.
RIDER HAeGARD.

As desolate bird that through darkness its
lost way is winging,
As hand that is helplessly raised when
deaths sickle is swinging,
So is lifel Aye, the life that lends passion
and breath to my singing.
As anightingale's song, that is full Of sweet
ness unspoken,
As a spirit unbarring the gates Of the skies
for token,
So is lovei Aye, thelove that shall fall when
his pinion is broken.
As the tramp of the legions when trumpets
their challenge are sending,
As the shout of the storm-god when light
nings the black sky are rending,
So is powW Aye, the power that shall lie
in the dust at its ending.
So short is our life; yet with space for all
things to forsake us,
A bitter delusion, a dream from which
naught can awake us,
Till deaths DIGGING footsteps at morn or at
eve shall o'ertake us.